Yesterday, a veteran U.S. chemical giant DuPont announced to the media, to be set up in Hong Kong R & D center and production base in Shenzhen set up to support the rapid growth of the photovoltaic industry.
DuPont will be held in Hong Kong and Shenzhen investment in building the global solar photovoltaic thin film R & D center and production base. This project plans to further refinement, started construction within this year, is expected in 2010 before the operation.
DuPont said that it was expected in the next few years, the PV market, the average annual growth will exceed 30 percent. To this end, the company has been in product development and expansion of production capacity to invest huge amounts of money to meet the needs of the market. The future, DuPont also plans for crystalline silicon and non-crystalline silicon market to make further major investment, including related products continued to expand production capacity.
DuPont electronics and communications technology business platform group vice president David B. Miller said that through the materials, technology development and production inputs, DuPont can provide faster innovation and technology to enhance the life of photovoltaic modules, and efficiency, and Have sufficient capacity to keep pace with rapid growth in global demand footsteps.
Source: 上海证券报 May. 9, 2008
